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Act 53 of the Fiscal Session
1 State of Arkansas
2 94th General Assembly A Bill
3 Fiscal Session, 2024 HOUSE BILL 1018
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5 By: Joint Budget Committee
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7 For An Act To Be Entitled
8 AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES
9 AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
10 - FORT SMITH FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30,
11 2025; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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14 Subtitle
15 AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS -
16 FORT SMITH APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2024-
17 2025 FISCAL YEAR.
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20 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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22 SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - OPERATIONS. There is hereby established
23 for the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith for the 2024-2025 fiscal year,
24 the following maximum number of regular employees.
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26 Maximum Annual
27 Maximum Salary Rate
28 Item No. of Fiscal Year
29 No. Title Employees 2024-2025
30 TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL
31 ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS
32 (1) Chancellor 1 $281,081
33 (2) Provost 1 $224,907
34 (3) Vice Chancellor for Univ. Relations 1 $209,157
35 (4) Vice Chan. for Finance & Administration 1 $209,157
36 (5) Vice Chan. for Advancement/Development 1 $205,979
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1 (6) Vice Chan. for Enrollment Mgmt 1 $205,979
2 (7) Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs 1 $205,979
3 (8) Director of University Communications 1 $187,812
4 (9) Dir. of Management Info. Systems 1 $182,961
5 (10) Assoc. Vice Chan. for Finance & Admin. 1 $181,013
6 (11) Dean 6 $168,522
7 (12) Assoc. Vice Chan. for Planning & Account 1 $162,819
8 (13) Controller 1 $161,465
9 (14) Assistant Dean 3 $158,322
10 (15) Dean of Business & Professional Inst. 1 $153,854
11 (16) Dean of Work Force Development 1 $153,854
12 (17) Director of Plant Operations / Eng. 1 $151,981
13 (18) Dean of Instructional Development 1 $151,612
14 (19) Director of Annual Fund 1 $150,002
15 (20) Director of Major Gifts 1 $150,002
16 (21) Director of Planned Giving 1 $150,002
17 (22) Registrar 1 $147,851
18 (23) Dir. of Community & Cont. Ed. 1 $143,363
19 (24) Associate Director of Computing Serv. 4 $140,081
20 (25) Director of Institutional Research 1 $140,081
21 (26) Assistant to the Chancellor 1 $137,594
22 (27) Project/Program Administrator 43
23 Project/Program Director $131,538
24 Project/Program Manager $119,204
25 Project/Program Specialist $102,848
26 (28) Director of Admissions 1 $128,127
27 (29) Director of Student Financial Aid 1 $128,127
28 (30) Assistant Director of Plant Oper. 1 $124,453
29 (31) Director of Evening & Special Programs 1 $124,248
30 (32) Director of Media Services 1 $123,550
31 (33) Director of University Police 1 $118,897
32 (34) Development Officer 5 $118,728
33 (35) Budget Director 1 $117,197
34 (36) Dir. of Placement/Career Services 1 $117,197
35 (37) Director of Workforce Development 1 $110,610
36 (38) Director of Sys. Prog. & Database Svcs. 1 $108,296
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1 (39) Director of Academic Support Services 1 $103,433
2 (40) Dir. of Educational Assessment 1 $103,430
3 (41) Director of Disability Services 1 $103,302
4 (42) Administrator of Grants and Contracts 1 $102,440
5 (43) Development/Advancement Specialist 5 $101,428
6 (44) Instructional Designer 2 $99,515
7 (45) Senior Software Support Analyst 5 $90,922
8 (46) Workforce Specialist 4 $90,170
9 (47) Fiscal Support Pool 18
10 Fiscal Support Manager $89,227
11 Fiscal Support Supervisor $73,338
12 Accountant II $70,518
13 Accountant I $67,806
14 Fiscal Support Analyst $65,197
15 Fiscal Support Specialist $57,961
16 Accounting Technician $53,587
17 Fiscal Support Technician $49,544
18 (48) Public Safety Pool 15
19 HE Public Safety Commander III $87,425
20 Director Public Safety I $85,795
21 HE Public Safety Commander II $84,063
22 HE Public Safety Commander I $80,829
23 HE Public Safety Supervisor $71,858
24 Public Safety Officer $69,094
25 Public Safety Officer II $63,881
26 Security Officer Supervisor $60,279
27 Public Safety/Security Officer $54,605
28 HE Public Safety Dispatcher $45,806
29 Parking Control Supv. $45,806
30 Security Officer $45,806
31 Parking Control Officer $44,045
32 Watchman $37,650
33 (49) Systems Analyst 6 $87,425
34 (50) Institutional Assistant 11 $87,190
35 (51) Procurement Manager 1 $82,496
36 (52) Academic Advisor 42 $80,593
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1 (53) Public Information Coordinator 1 $79,322
2 (54) Director of Administrative Support 1 $78,946
3 (55) Website Developer 1 $74,731
4 (56) Information Systems Analyst 1 $71,858
5 (57) Skilled Trades Pool 29
6 Skilled Trades Foreman $71,858
7 Skilled Trades Supervisor $69,094
8 Skilled Tradesman $66,436
9 Skilled Trades Helper $50,486
10 Apprentice Tradesman $44,882
11 (58) Editor 1 $70,518
12 (59) Maintenance Coordinator 1 $70,518
13 (60) Research Project Analyst 1 $70,518
14 (61) Buyer 3 $67,806
15 (62) HEI Program Coordinator 4 $67,806
16 (63) Media Specialist 2 $67,806
17 (64) Occupational Safety Coordinator 1 $67,806
18 (65) Computer Support Technician 2 $66,436
19 (66) Administrative Support Pool 48
20 Administrative Assistant $65,197
21 Administrative Analyst $65,197
22 Administrative Support Supervisor $60,279
23 Administrative Specialist III $57,961
24 Administration Support Specialist $57,961
25 Administrative Specialist II $51,526
26 Administrative Support Specialist $51,526
27 Administrative Specialist I $45,806
28 Extra Help Assistant $37,650
29 (67) Assistant Registrar 2 $65,197
30 (68) Library Support Pool 4
31 Library Supervisor $65,197
32 Library Specialist $55,731
33 Library Technician $51,526
34 Library Support Assistant $47,639
35 (69) Computer Operator 2 $63,881
36 (70) Network Analyst 1 $63,881
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1 (71) Commercial Graphic Artist 2 $62,690
2 (72) Financial Aid Specialist 2 $60,279
3 (73) Human Resources Specialist 3 $60,279
4 (74) Maintenance Specialist 2 $57,961
5 (75) Research Assistant 1 $57,961
6 (76) Special Events Coordinator 1 $57,961
7 (77) Maintenance Assistant 4 $49,544
8 (78) Mail Services Coordinator 1 $47,639
9 (79) Registrar's Assistant 4 $47,639
10 (80) Institutional Services Supervisor 7 $42,351
11 (81) Institutional Services Assistant 10 $40,722
12 TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL
13 ACADEMIC POSITIONS
14 (82) Faculty 25
15 Professor $191,745
16 Assistant Professor $151,800
17 Instructor $124,787
18 (83) Department Chairperson 20 $186,905
19 (84) Director of Library Services 1 $177,898
20 (85) Librarian 7 $128,468
21 (86) Clinical Instructor 6 $96,531
22 NINE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL
23 ACADEMIC POSITIONS
24 (87) Faculty 240
25 Distinguished Professor $205,809
26 Professor $180,549
27 Associate Professor $158,286
28 Assistant Professor $132,516
29 Instructor $103,390
30 Lecturer $86,769
31 (88) Clinical Instructor 10 $77,143
32 (89) Part-Time Faculty 300 $54,308
33 (90) Graduate Assistant 1 $34,057
34 TWELVE MONTH AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES
35 POSITIONS
36 (91) Director of Athletics 1 $154,891
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1 (92) Coach 8 $141,519
2 (93) Director of Auxiliary Enterprises 1 $135,947
3 (94) Project/Program Administrator 6
4 Project/Program Director $131,538
5 Project/Program Manager $119,204
6 (95) Assistant Director of Athletics 1 $118,466
7 (96) Senior Women's Sports Administrator 1 $118,466
8 (97) Assistant Coach 10 $111,247
9 (98) Head Athletic Trainer 1 $111,247
10 (99) Director of Student Activities 1 $97,776
11 (100) Academic Advisor 1 $80,593
12 (101) Sports Information Director 1 $74,790
13 (102) Compliance Officer 1 $71,479
14 (103) Residential Life Coordinator 2 $71,479
15 (104) Administrative Support Pool 3
16 Administrative Assistant $65,197
17 Administrative Analyst $65,197
18 Administrative Support Supervisor $60,279
19 Administrative Specialist III $57,961
20 Administration Support Specialist $57,961
21 Administrative Specialist II $51,526
22 Administrative Support Specialist $51,526
23 Administrative Specialist I $45,806
24 Extra Help Assistant $37,650
25 (105) Assistant Athletic Trainer 2 $48,012
26 WESTERN ARKANSAS AREA TECHNICAL CENTER
27 TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL
28 ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS
29 (106) Dir. Western Arkansas Area Tech Ctr. 1 $131,310
30 (107) Asst. Dir. Western Ark. Area Tech Ctr. 1 $116,196
31 (108) Workforce Specialist 1 $90,170
32 (109) Academic Advisor 2 $74,790
33 (110) Administrative Support Pool 1
34 Administrative Assistant $65,197
35 Administrative Analyst $65,197
36 Administrative Support Supervisor $60,279
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1 Administrative Specialist III $57,961
2 Administration Support Specialist $57,961
3 Administrative Specialist II $51,526
4 Administrative Support Specialist $51,526
5 Administrative Specialist I $45,806
6 Extra Help Assistant $37,650
7 NINE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL
8 ACADEMIC POSITIONS
9 (111) Faculty 10 $107,908
10 (112) Part-Time Faculty 10 $54,308
11 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 1,025
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13 SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for
14 the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the
15 following maximum number of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as
16 "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: nine
17 hundred ten (910) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of
18 pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and
19 Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the appropriate
20 classification.
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22 SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - STATE OPERATIONS. There is hereby
23 appropriated, to the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, to be payable from
24 the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Fund, for personal services and
25 operating expenses of the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith for the fiscal
26 year ending June 30, 2025, the following:
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28 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
29 NO. 2024-2025
30 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $19,425,